Ex-husband’s Regret by Lean

Chapter 206

"Stop trying to scare me!"

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After Bob yelled this sentence, his eyes showed fear, and before I could respond, he ran away!

"Alright, Jane, I have something to attend to right now, I'll get back to you later."

I hung up on Jane's call and turned to Bradley, who seemed invisible as always. "Did you just going to stand by and watch your father treat your mother like this?"

Bradley shrugged. "I don't have his strength, and he doesn't listen to me."

I was furious beyond words, unsure of what to say.

But Aunt Laura endured the pain and spoke up, "Bradley, wait outside for a moment. I need to talk to your cousin."

"Okay."

After Bradley left, I pulled up a chair and sat by the bedside. "Are your injuries taken care of properly? Is there anything left untreated?"

"No. These wounds just look severe. The doctors and security stopped your uncle before it got too

serious."

Aunt Laura shook her head, looking weaker than the last time I saw her. Tears silently streamed down her face. "I wanted to divorce him, but he won't agree..."

I sighed. "Don't worry, I'll figure something out."

Bob wasn't like Ryan. Getting a divorce from him shouldn't be that complicated. But first, I needed to ensure Aunt Laura's safety, at least to prevent her from being hurt again.

Aunt Laura seemed apologetic, holding my hand. "Okay... Charlotte, I've caused you too much trouble."

why say

an eye on Aunt Laura's condition. Seeing her

reached the door of the hospital room,

struggle and hesitation on Aunt Laura's face. Curious,

Laura hesitated, her hands clenched into fists on the blanket. Tears flowed silently again. After what seemed like an eternity, she spoke once more, as if making an incredibly difficult decision.

I asked,

the bed and asked me

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took out a silver pendant in the shape of a rabbit. Though the red string around it had turned a bit pale,

put it around my neck and said earnestly, "Charlotte, please don't lose

valuable, I can't

"This belongs to you."

of words

"Is this... something

wealthy, it would have been difficult

"Yes..."

struggled for a moment, then after helping me wear it and tucking the

"Consider it so?"

words, but Aunt Laura seemed unwilling to say more. "Alright, I'm tired. You should go back

heart full of questions, toccasionally touched

was almost as if it belonged to me. Later, it dawned on me that the zodiac symbol on the pendant matched mine-a rabbit. But

same time, Ryan

the pressing matters on my mind, I answered without hesitation,

heard there was trouble

"Yeah."

traffic light, I pressed the brake slowly.

sure if he would agree. We had argued fiercely just yesterday, and the

besides him, I didn't know who else

to be signing something, the sound of a pen scratching on paper audible. His voice was low. "What is